Another big weekend for NorCal at the 2013 World Championships!! This weekend was filled with very tough matches in all the events, but we represented!! 11 local foosers showed up in Texas and we’re bringing home 8 pieces of hardware!! Some highlights involving our local foosers include:
- Our beginners Ben Kempner and Brian Eaton making a run at the beginner events. They finished 3rd in Beginner Doubles and Brian finished 5th in Beginner Singles.
- James and Mo taking down Billy Pappas / Pam DeVito and Paul Smith / Harry DeVito in Master Limited.
- James and Tony taking down Kane Gabriel / Mario Ariganello in Open Doubles.
Other highlights:
- The English team of Rob Atha and Joe Hamilton coming so close to winning Open Doubles, and Tony Spredeman and Rob Mares getting a double dip in the finals to win it.
- Watching the players from Costa Rica and Dubai pull major upsets in multiple events
- Karen Lamano (NorCal fooser now living in Texas) winning Open Mixed with Billy Pappas
Below are our top 10 finishes for the weekend:
| Women Open Doubles 9. Gemma Mio / Keisha Rue |
Women Open Singles 7. Gemma Mio |
| Open Mixed 5. Gemma Mio / Rob Atha |
Master Limited 2. James Castillo / Mo Uddin |
| Handicapped Doubles 5. James Castillo / Barry Willick |
Pro Doubles 5. Mo Uddin / Nhu Tran |
| Expert Singles 5. Tony Lavigna 9. Mo Uddin 9. James Castillo |
Women Expert Doubles 4. Gemma Mio / Jennifer Caron 9. Amy Wong-Thai / Jenny Ong |
| Women Expert Singles 2. Gemma Mio 5. Jenny Ong |
Expert Mixed 3. James Castillo / Gemma Mio 9. Amy Wong-Thai / Jason Shovlain |
| Amateur Doubles 1. James Castillo / Gemma Mio 9. Matt Doughty / Karen Lamano |
Amateur Singles 5. James Castillo |
| Women Amateur Doubles 7. Amy Wong-Thai / Jenny Ong |
Women Amateur Singles 7. Jenny Ong |
| Amateur Mixed 7. James Castillo / Amy Wong-Thai |
Beginner Doubles 3. Ben Kempner / Brian Eaton |
| Beginner Singles 5. Brian Eaton |
Most Improved Female Player of the Year Gemma Mio |
